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Chinese immersion to continue at Paint Branch Elementary
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (755+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Prince George's County school superintendent announced on June 4 that the Chinese immersion programs at Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park, Greenbelt…...
New superintendent commits to spread excellence, support students with disabilities
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (701+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count The president of the Prince George's County teacher's union has worked with three superintendents over the past five years. "This one is definitely the best," Donna Christy said at a…...
Grad student apartment building prepares to open
3+ week, 6+ day ago (681+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count Discovery House, a new 465-unit apartment building for University of Maryland (UMD) graduate students, is accepting leases from tenants who will occupy the complex starting Aug. 12. Jeremy Steed, vice president…...
County government takes on student attendance
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (508+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count The county announced April 27 that it is launching a new program to help tackle one of education's most persistent problems. More than a third of county high schoolers are chronically…...
County students show academic gains mid-year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (626+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count A school board committee met April 20 to review data on academic achievement from mid-year assessments. The committee discussed Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skill (DIBELS), a universal screening tool…...
Prince George's County launches mobile "library' for career help
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count Prince George's County residents now have a free resource to aid them in a job search " the Library2 Go: Career Connector. The mobile library is available to all county residents for…...
Residents, councilmembers oppose planned new high school
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (209+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count College Park residents told Prince George's County Councilmember Eric Olson (District 3) in March that they object to the building of a new Northern Adelphi Area High School just outside of…...
Need money for College? Local organizations want to help
3+ mon, 16+ hour ago (354+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count The Board of Trustees" Legacy Scholarship recognizes graduates of Prince George"s County high schools who demonstrate high academic ability and strong leadership qualities. Scholarship recipients commit to attending Prince…...
Committee pushes for changes at school bus stops
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (457+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count A citizen-led committee resubmitted a year-old report on school bus stop safety to the College Park City Council in January in an effort to encourage officials to make changes to…...
Students suggest ways to ease neighborhood tensions near UMD
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) Local news connecting and informing municipalities in Prince George's count Three housing policy students in December suggested that the city and the University of Maryland (UMD) could do more to help undergraduate tenants become better neighbors to the long-term homeowners…...